Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-01-28

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In answer to inquiries the Secretary of
State has given the following statement of the
expenses OF enforcing the fish and game laws :
1883, s7,224.Sl; 1884, 81. 344.07; 1885, ST.
497.07; 1886, s7,5743I.
The Heath labor bill will find vigorous
supporter on the floor of the House in Mr.
Walton of Skowhegan. who saws he favor.
the bill and believes men should come under
the ten hour section as we'll as women.
The claimant for the seat of John Scott in
the House did not appear at the meeting of
the committee this week. He gave the com.
mittee to understand when he departed last
week that it would require two weeks for
him to obtain his evidence, and he is likely
to return at the next meeting of the committee.
The bill introduced and advocsted be-
fore the Judiciary Committee, Wednesday.
by Hon. A. W. Paine of Bangor and reported
as relating to nisi divorces was one to define
the heirship of illegitlmate children and
regulate the descent of property to and from
such. AS connected with the subject the nisi
provisions we're alluded to as being very pro-
ductve of such children on account of the
large number of illegal marriages induced
thereby.
There is a strong movement coming from
several quarters to repeal the law which i'm
prisons man convicted of drunkenness,
Under the present law il a man convicted
swears where he obtained his liquor he is dis
charged. Now we'll known Judge informs
us that men under these circumstances are
llkely to give false testimony and impli cate
innocent parties. Al all events the testimony
gwen is OF such character that its veracitv
cannot be depended on and the law is a great
incentive to perjury.
MIR. A. E. Taught of North Belgrade.
chief statistical reporter of the county of
kennebec for the Department of Agriculture
at Washington, has received comm unica
ton from Commissioner of Agriculture Cole.
man complimenting him very highly on the
excellence OF his reports and the efficient
manner in which he has conducted the
work.
resolve introduced yesterday provides if
the Maine Historical Society shall publish
all the wills recorded in this State prier to
the separation of the counties, the State shall
purchase 200 copies at SIS per copy, and that
each registry of deeds and registry of pro-
bate in the State shall be furnished with a
copy.
The petitioners from Winthrop for a close
time on black bass represent that this fish has
been great injury to the inland fisheries of
Winthrop.
The legislature is asked to reduce the valu-
alton OF the town of Pennington in the sum
OF $500, 900, b, reason of her recent loss by
fire.
The question of paying bounty on wood.
chucks is one of the novelties. 1t provides
that fifteen cents shall be paid by the treas
urer of a town for every woodchuck killed.
An act provides that where any person in
| solvent, or acting in contemplation of insol-
vency, within six months before the fling of
the petition for or against him, makes any
transfer of his property to any person who
has reasonable cause to believe him insol-
vent, for the purpose of preventing the prop
erty from coming to his assignee, the trans
fer shall be declared void aud the assignee
may recover the property or the value there
of as assets of the insolvent. Any contract
or security made or gwen by an insOlvent to
any creditor for securing the payment of any
money, with intent to induce the creditor to
forbear opposing the application for dis
charge, shall be void, and creditor entering
into any such arrangement shall forfeit all
right to share any dividend in the estate of
the insolvent.
That the fees of Judges of Municipal
Courts, where the same are not paid by way
of salary, and of trial justices in civil actions,
shall be paid by the prevailing party and
taxed in his bill of costs, is provided in an
noon.
The legislature is asked to raise the appro-
priation of the State Board of Health from
$4,000 to $4,000; that the Board be allow ed
to make its annual report to the Governor
and Council instead OF the legislature, as at
present. and that 5000 copies of said report
be printed, 5000 to be bound in paper covers
and 5000 in cloth; one half of each for the
legislature and the remainder, after reserv-
lug suitable number for foreign exchanges,
for distribution under the direction of the
Board among the people of the State.
Mr.. Oliver Moulton meets with the opposi-
ton of q large number of remOnstrants in
his project to propagate and take fish from
Togus stream.
sum not exceeding $1,000 annually is
asked to allow the Adjutant General to copy
the muster out rolls.
The petitioners to abate the handful nui-
sance represent that the throwing and scatter
ing of handbills, circus bills, and other
pieces of loose paper and pamphlets in the
streets is a nuisance and dangerous, as it
frightens hos and cattle.
Petitioners ask that land-locked salmon be
included in the law which provides fshways
tor migratory fish.
The passing of law providing for a secret
ballot is asked for the presentation of brib.
cry and intimidation in elections.
An act introduced into the House yesterday
provides that where new highway opens on
enclosed pasture, there shall be allowed to
the owner in addition to land damages a sum
sufficient to fence such pasture along the
side of the highway.
Col. j. Is. Bachelor of Boston will be in
vited by leading members of the legislature
to deliver his lecture on the Battlefield of
Gettysburg in the Hall of the House this
evening. He will also illustrate his remarks
with a large map twenty feet long. His ac-
count of Maine regiments in that great battle
will be a rare treat and most accurately
given.